Psychiatric nursing : contemporary practice

Based on the biopsychosocial model of psychiatric nursing, this text provides coverage of mental health promotion, assessment, and interventions in adults, families, children, adolescents, and older adults

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyd, Mary Ann (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2012
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Mental health care in contemporary society
  • 2. Foundations of psychiatric nursing
  • 3. Contemporary psychiatric nursing practice
  • 4. Mental health promotion across the life span
  • 5. Prevention of mental disorders
  • 6. Care and recovery for persons with psychiatric disorders
  • 7. Care of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders diagnosed in childhood
  • 8. Care of older adults with neuropsychiatric disorders
  • 9. Care of special populations
  • 10. Caring for persons with mental illness and criminal behavior
  • 11. Caring for medically compromised persons